catchweight
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
adj
Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
adj
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
noun
A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "They'll break from the gate in full tack with jockeys riding catchweight in silks."
- "to ride catchweight"
- "There were also races for gentlemen-riders, in whch all the best performers of the day took part. Lord Glamis, afterwards Earl of Strathmore, rode his maiden race there—a catchweight match with Sir Watkin Wynn, a rare bit of fun got up by the officers of the 1st Life Guards."
- "And— He reached the paddock and took up an unobtrusive position at the rail to watch the first race for which a mounted Police bugler had just sounded the “Boot and Saddle.” It was a catchweight sprint for local farmers' ponies."
- "In a “catchweight" race, no horse is required to carry a specific weight. Instead, each horse may carry what his trainer chooses."
- "If pressed he would call these catchweight fights, but they were really just demolition without a weigh-in or any formality beyond money changing hands."